Capricorn

December 22 | January 21

Capricorn is associated with the Greek myth of the goat Amalthea (meaning ‘tender goddess’).
The infant Zeus (Jupiter in the Roman version) was rescued by his mother Rhea from his murderous father Kronos (Saturn) who was fearful of a prophecy that a child would end his reign. To hide her newborn from Kronos, Rhea entrusted the goat Amalthea with the care of the baby Zeus on mount Ida. The goat suckled the young god with milk —or ambrosia in some versions.
Having won the War of the Titans, Zeus, the new king of gods, his father dethroned and banished, placed Amalthea in the sky to honor her.

Capricorn is thus associated with the planet Saturn.
Though a faint constellation in the sky (like its Cancer counterpart), Capricornus has a long history, and is known as far back as Babylonia.
Due to the precession of the equinox, its position in the sky coincided in ancient times with the winter solstice, and the increase of darkness, hence most of the modern day associations with Capricorn and Saturn, reflected in the myth of Zeus as well.

Another interesting myth associated with Amalthea is that of the Cornucopia, a classical symbol of abundance, also called horn of plenty.
While playing with the goat, Zeus accidentally broke one of its horns. In a version of the myth, he offered it back to the goat, with the boon of its bringing inexhaustible riches to its owner.

Goat on Jimena, photography by Tracy Marshall